Synopsis:
As the foundation of the Mayan
civilization begins to crumble, one man's previously idyllic existence
is forever changed when he is chosen as a sacrifice needed to appease
the gods in director Mel Gibson's mythic, end-times adventure. The Mayan
kingdom is at the absolute height of opulence and power, but leaders
are convinced that unless more temples are constructed and more human
sacrifices made, the crops, and ultimately the people, will suffer.
Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood) is a peaceful hunter from a remote forest
tribe whose life is about to be changed forever. When Jaguar Paw's
village is raided and he is prepared as a sacrifice that the Mayan
deities have demanded, the brave young hunter is forced to navigate a
horrific new world of fear and oppression. Fearlessly determined to
escape his captors and save his family from a harrowing demise, Jaguar
Paw prepares to risk it all in one final, desperate attempt to preserve
his dying way of life. However, few who have seen the sacrificial alter
of the Mayans have managed to live to see another day. Now, in order to
rescue his pregnant wife and young son, Jaguar Paw will have to elude
the most powerful warriors of the Mayan kingdom while using his vast
knowledge of the forest to turn the tables on those who would rather see
him dead than set free. Inspired by such ancient Mayan texts as the
Popul Vuh, Apocalypto marks a comprehensive collaboration between
director Gibson, Cambridge-educated screenwriter Farhad Safinia, and
world-renowned archeologist and Mayan culture expert Dr. Richard D.
Hansen -- whose services as a special consultant on the film lent the
production an unprecedented degree of historical accuracy. ~ Jason
Buchanan, Rovi
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